When temperatures are higher than 30 degrees Celsius and when the salary earners work under direct sunlight, the employers are obliged to provide the employees with two-four liters of water for each person a day and with appropriate equipment and should lay out shadow places or rooms with comfortable temperatures for restoring the thermal balance. If the temperatures are higher, they should introduce breaks. The employers that do not obey these provisions on safety and security at work risk fines.

The dog days generate a series of thermal risks, such as thermal shock and sunstroke, dehydration and sunburns that can have serious consequences for the exposed persons.

Contacted by IPN for a comment, Victor Țurcan, division head at the State Labor Inspectorate, said that to ensure the health of workers exposed to thermal risks during hot days, the salary earners should have medical checkups. Under the Law on Security and Health at Work, the checkups on employment and the regular checkups are performed at the expense of the employer, either the enterprise is state-owned or privately-owned. The regular medical examinations are performed depending on the risks factors existing at the enterprise. For example, the drivers are subject to alcohol testing and have their blood pressure measured daily before setting off. The employees working in difficult, dangerous conditions with noxious factors must have a checkup once a year.  

The State Hydrometeorology Service forecast temperatures of +33 degrees Celsius until July 2.